An international celebration of science and humanity held on or around February 12, the day that Charles Darwin was born in 1809. Specifically, it celebrates the discoveries and life of Charles Darwin and expresses gratitude for the enormous benefits that scientific knowledge, acquired through human curiosity and ingenuity, has contributed to the advancement of humanity. Includes presentations, children's activities, door prizes, film and good conversation.

Saturday, February 11, 2012
3:00 PM
South Valleys Library
15650 Wedge Parkway, Reno, NV.
Open to the public.

In his letter to the editor, published in the December 24th Nevada Appeal, William Lepore Sr. admitted to being confused about American history, citing fake quotations from John Adams, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin to drive home his point. Go to http://tinyurl.com/Leporequotes for details on these "quotes," or Google "The Right’s Library of Fake Quotes" for the rest of the story on the fictionalization of American history.

This Thursday program is bi-monthly and hosts presentations by people from other countries or by those who have traveled to faraway places.
If interested in presenting a country please call Elisa at 887-2244 Ext. 1021

The soaring atrium of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center at the University of Nevada, Reno has an unconventional tree on display this holiday season. Some would call it a green tree, not just because of its color, but because the tree is made entirely of recycled materials – old books.

The 9.5-foot tree was constructed using pre-1950 National Union Catalog books. The rarely used reference books made an ideal book tree, with their evergreen covers and gold lettering on the spine.

Volunteer Elaine Jones, left, and Youth Services Librarian Amber Sady set up for the Scholastic Holiday Book Sale at the Carson City Library on Friday afternoon. The event will run Dec. 3-10 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily (except Sunday) in the auditorium. The sale, "To the Book Fair and Beyond," offers books and stocking stuffers for all ages from babies to teens.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/www.NevadaPhotoSource.com

Carson City has received national recognition as a “Top Ranked Digital City Government.”

Carson City finished 2nd in its size category, cities between 30,000 and 74,999, in a survey conducted by Center for Digital Government. The Center is a national research and advisory institute that focuses on information technology policies and best practices.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is sponsoring a fly tying class during the month of November.
The three-day progressive fly tying class will start with a basic fly and progressively work up to a more advanced fly by the third class.
If you always wanted to learn how to make your own fly’s or learn how to “match the hatch” this class will teach you the basics.
The class is designed for beginning to Intermediate level fly tiers and is free to all participants.
Class is limited to the first 15 persons who sign-up.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

In recognition of National Adoption Month, Carson City Library will host author Jennifer Lauck on Friday, November 18th, at 6:00 p.m., at the Business Resource Innovation Center (BRIC), 108 East Proctor Street in downtown Carson City. Her personal journey tells the story of heartbreak and tragedy. Her early childhood was spent living in Carson City. The telling of her story is about perseverance, courage and the remarkable capacity of humans to transcend the worst of losses with grace.

The Carson Library consistently demonstrates and showcases the many talented people who live in the area or call Nevada home. Artists, teachers, world travelers and local teenagers fill the calenda...

Sometimes, large "maybe someday" endeavors start small and need time and a little luck to come to fruition. Such is the case with OverDrive, the library's ever-expanding system that enables patrons...

The statewide unemployment rate has increased to 13.4 percent, up from 12.9 percent in July. In all, 176,200 people were out of work in August.

I was just finishing up a column about how far the Nugget Project has come, from a vague, unrealistic plan that left the city on the hook for the whole bill, to an exciting, well-designed public-private partnership that deserves our qualified support.

But I was forwarded an email this morning that almost makes me want to change my mind.

It's been almost two years since I first heard about the Nugget Project.

Back then, the plan was very vague, a public-private partnership that could add up to $90 million. The city's part of this project would be a 1/8th cent sales tax increase and money from the redevelopment fund equaling approximately $25 million.

AP Carson City deputies are looking for a burglar who allegedly cut through the wall of the city's library and escaped with the contents of a cash donation ...

A bandit cut through a wall at the Carson City Library and made off with donations and change Saturday night.According to the Carson City Sheriff's Office report, an intrusion alarm sounded at t...

"It's now or never," declared young Maxwell Thornley at last Monday's meeting about the Knowledge & Discovery Center project. "We really need this library."Everyone agrees that Carson City has oCop...

I love libraries. You love libraries. All of us love libraries. But that doesn't mean we think city officials should spend more than $20 million taxpayer dollars to build a huge new library next do...

Monday night's presentation of the new plan for the Carson City Center development to the Nugget Advisory Committee has put this much-criticized project back on track, even winning over some long-time opponents.

The new plan is different enough it needs a new name: Nugget Project 2.0.

Taking a look at the new plans for the Carson City Center/Nugget Project, there are several new things that stick out.

First, the announcement that partnership with P3 Development has been terminated because they could not come to an agreement. It was revealed earlier this summer that the the project partners switched architects because they weren't happy with what they were getting from P3. But now it seems P3 is out of the picture entirely. Not only was P3 slated to build the project, but it was supposed to handle the financing.

The Carson Nugget Development Advisory Committee will meet Aug. 8 for possible action to recommend a "simplified and restructured program plan" to the Carson City Board of Supervisors for the Carson City Center Project, AKA Nugget Project.

The new plan calls for the formation of a not-for-profit entity that would take over ownership of the project.

Following is the agenda item for the meeting:

Here's a couple of dependable books waiting for you at the Carson City Library: Johnathan Kellerman's "Mystery" and Stuart Woods' "Santa Fe Edge." Both are dealing with characters from earlier books and it's nice to see how they enlarge themselves herein.

Creating a downloadable e-book in a little over two hours, author, illustrator, book-telling performer Laurie Story has delighted Carson City young readers before. Her return visit coincides with a...

Even though most Nevada communities offer activities 24/7, many valuable services have limited hours, especially in the summer. Despite budget reductions, the library has managed to maintain its sc...

When the announcement of the origination of B'Sghetti's restaurant became the front page story on the Reno Gazette Journal in Feb of 1997, it was the recognition of lifelong goals and dreams. Nearly 15 yrs later our fate has been realized. B'Sghetti's will cease operations on, or before, Thursday June 30, 2011.